It was the worst of times and the best of times for San Francisco’s temperamentals (then the most common term for lesbians and gay men). Starting in the 1910s, around the time homosexuality was ...

Many Pride celebrations, both nationally and internationally, take place in early June. One of the most festive and family-friendly was the 2026 Utah Pride Festival, held June 6–7 at Washington Square ...

Marcel Pardo Ariza is a Colombian trans migrant, artist, and activist who creates radical visibility and safe spaces for queer and trans people of color in the Bay Area. Through powerful ...

The Frameline Film Festival turns 50 this year, and the program is chock-full of new and classic feature films, documentaries, and shorts. Here, in chronological order, is a rundown of two dozen ...

We all know the slogan is: “Music Is the Universal Language.” How could we not? It adorns refrigerator magnets, Hallmark cards, and music classrooms all over the world. Quick research shows it is a ...

When I started at Rainbow in cheese in 1994, the department wasn’t really notable. It had been shrunk at some point previously and all we had at the 15th and Mission location were three cooler doors ...

Video still from San Francisco Bay Times Castro Street Cam footage showing hit-and-run suspect running down Castro Street and in front of Walgreens security guards. Cam 1 footage shows people enjoying ...

“I am the granddaughter of Japanese immigrants, who started and ran a very successful florist and nursery in El Cerrito. During World War II, my father and most of his family lived in the Topaz ...

Andrea Shorter (1965–2026), a prominent Bay Area political strategist, public policy advocate, civic leader, and former San Francisco Bay Times columnist, was remembered at a Celebration of Life held ...

At this year’s CAAMFest, May 7–10 in San Francisco’s Japantown, there are dozens of feature films, shorts, and documentaries by filmmakers who identify as LGBTQ. Here is a rundown of the films with ...

As usual, I’ve been procrastinating, clicking on ten random internet links for every one GLBT news headline. I mean, can you blame me? “Australian man dies doing backflip to celebrate new life with ...

The Gay Gourmet is back! It’s been a couple of months, and I’ve got a repaired left shoulder (plus a new one on the right), but I am on the mend. That means good food is coming your way once again! I ...